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Well this weekends idiocy saw me careful dismantle the gauge cluster again, even using the melt and drill method instead of removing needles that would just not budge, carefully clean the contacts, install a new LCD screen, reassembled again and tested to find the same dull screen on the right side... experience is hard fought and of course the problem was two blown backlighting bulbs... A rookie mistake and I feel an absolute twat... anyhow, it all ended well and the dash is now all good, except for one pesky column of pixels that is hardly noticeable... one can say I'm a bit more savy with clusters now... I also installed a replacement heater valve and all good, splicing in another connector as mine had broken. A bit of cleaning in behind the oil filter housing is bring the engine bay up pretty good now... A bit of a drive in the arvo, followed up by sanding down a spare rear bumper I acquired today, to replace the one on the car. My spare parcel tray is in getting retrimmed and I fitted another motor to my spare blind, ready for the changeover. This week I hope to get my painted up 66's back and get them fitted up. Pleased to say the 540 is now at "operational" status now

Got a rear diffuser from Fancywide in Russia and put it together over the weekend. Balances out the rear end quite nicely

Personally i don't think prices have gone up for E39's at all (excl M5), if anything they are as cheap as ever for an average one. Most of msport ones ive seen are listed in the 4-8k range with some as low as 2.5k-3k that need extra work.

agree. compare SH16 to the Kapiti Expressway. All that engineering and they couldn't successfully build a road over a swamp. It's like a rollercoaster. I too have very low expectations for Transmission Gully. Prepared to eat my words, though I doubt it will open in 2021. Vehicles were being sold off and workers contracts finished back in May; downsizing as the contracts went into dispute. Word from the earthmovers is that some parts were laid with the agregates in the wrong order, necessitating significant rework. It's a big ambitious project, and its benefits when completed will be significant. Especially if it joins with a completed Kapiti Expressway extension that bypasses Otaki at last. There. We don't argue about *everything*!? Merry Xmas! 😊

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2888421069.htm Not quite under your wanted mileage but description paints a well looked after picture. + touring 😅

I'm emigrating / coming home to NZ next year with my E30 M3 Convertible. I've had it 14 years now and can't wait to explore the country in it. I'd been keen on any advice and recommendations for compliance places near Auckland. While it is 99% rust free (they've never 100% clear) I have had a few spots repaired over the years. They've all been repaired well but you can tell it has been repaired and in reading the compliance manual I think those spots will probably get marked for further investigation and possibly require certification. Is there any benefit to have it classified as either an 'immigrant's' vehicle or a 'special interest' vehicle?

Haha well at least you wont ever forget the check the bulbs again.

My one (link above) is long gone, just wondering what people are thinking its worth these days. Prices have gone up this year alone.

TG will benefit north bound. It will make south bound worse for the morning commute. As Grenada-Petone link has been cancelled. This complemented TG and was crucial to avoid the bottle neck at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, which can go back as far as Porirua. Now we will have more people moving north to escape one of the most over priced areas in NZ, with the assumption their drive into work is gonna be a breeze.

These are the side cutters we used to cut those squeeze clips with....never a problem with these https://shop.nws-tools.de/en/heavy-duty-lever-side-cutter-fantasticoplus-10522.html and we had, and I still have the two types of crimping tools for the clips. We did not / never use jubilee clips. Especially on reinforced fuel line. The teeth and worm drive damages the reinforced hose.

what could possibly go wrong?! 😎

In years gone by they were done properly and rolled by a bloody roller and swept up instead of forcing traffic to roll it. I still cant believe how sh*t we are at making roads, its not like its a new process. Drove the Kapiti Expressway the other day and god damn that road surface feels like its about 10 years old, not 3. I dont hold high hopes for Transmission Gully staying together long.

People who are told that's what they should be paying. Just like everyone on bringatrailer.

Who pays these prices? They're f**king dreaming!

E30's will have really jumped the shark when all those discarded series cars get their cages chopped out to get put back on the road.

What is most likely to be a cause of general driveline lash / slack / slop / looseness in a BMW with 150km on it (E46)? Nothing bad or clunky, but I just want to really tighten things up a bit if possible - at the moment (hard to describe) I can feel a little delay / looseness upon decisive shifting or when accelerating hard. Worn bushings or potentially just the nature of the car? Transmission and / or engine mounts? Guibo? Diff bushings?

Just be aware that what you would have paid 2K for 5 years ago, you will now pay 10K for. They are a collectors car now. The days of the cheap fun bang for buck driving machine are gone.

Various online suggestions are to use a pair of sidecutters. Good luck with that - unless you are Mr Gorillahands you'll not have enough leverage. I used a pair of aviation snips. Even then it was a bit of a mission. Whatever anyone else does or recommends - do not use a Dremel or similar!

15% buyers premium ontop of the 200% car premium..... someone got a ripper deal i see haha

Did Auckland - Taupo - Napier trip again last night, and now SH5 Taupo Napier Road has been afflicted with the patchwork quilt road repair disease.

One man's junk is another man's treasure... Why don't we all just drive white Prius's then?

And who do you suppose should be the arbitrator of what 20yo car is worthy? I for one consider the Century an interesting and somewhat desirable future classic.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/bmw-m-cars-hits-and-misses#1

With the whole font end integrated into one now, the grill becoming the bumper, even low speed incidents are going to involve costly repairs. Edit: the weight savings and CoG improvements are impressive for such a car and I must say I like the LED strip accent lighting. But that grill... and to see a lot of it is actually blanked off makes it even more egregious, not only is it ugly, it's unnecessary.

Shoot me down but I like it

I dig it, big time. Nice to see someone going out on a limb like Chris Bangle, all of those Bangle busses are good lookers today just like this will be/is!